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# worthily

adverb

«worthily» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

In a way that deserves honour or respect; with the right kind of quality for a role. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worthily/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, used of a ruler or a person who does a job well and fairly

### Examples

- The queen ruled worthily for many years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worthily/#x1)
- He wore the crown worthily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worthily/#x2)
- She tried to behave worthily in front of the guests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worthily/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

Here it means to act with strength and honor, so as to be respected.

**Interpretation.** The townspeople's blessing for Ruth wishes her to be as important to the Jewish people as Rachel and Leah, the mothers of Israel. Tradition sees her as the ancestor of King David.

### Examples

- The LORD make the woman that is come into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel; and do thou worthily in Ephrath, and be famous in Beth-lehem; (Writings RUT.4.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/worthily/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «worthily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worthily/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«worthily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/worthily.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «worthily» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/worthily/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«worthily» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/worthily.html) on Mova free.